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Make Your Donations Go Farther

Posted: 02/08/10 11:06AM
Filed Under: MainPersonal Finance

Not all charities are created equal, and some put a lot more donation money into administration costs than others. Add to that logistical challenges and in a few cases shady bookkeeping, and you've got a scenario where some donations end up being worth more (in terms of the aid reaching recipients) than others. Read on to find out where your dollars go farthest.

Contracts to buy homes inch up in December

Posted: 02/02/10 9:15AM
Filed Under: Main

The number of people preparing to buy a home rose slightly in December, a sign that home sales could be stabilizing heading into the spring home buying season.

Germany set to buy Swiss tax evasion data

Posted: 02/02/10 9:15AM
Filed Under: Main

Germany on Tuesday gave its strongest indications yet that it will buy a disk offered by an informant containing details of hundreds of investors suspected of evading taxes via accounts in Switzerland.

Marathon earns $355M in 4Q on higher oil prices

Posted: 02/02/10 8:14AM
Filed Under: Main

Marathon Oil Corp. says higher oil prices helped it earn $355 million in the fourth quarter, reversing a loss from a year ago.

Archer Daniels Midland profit slips, revenue falls

Posted: 02/02/10 8:14AM
Filed Under: Main

Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter profit slipped 2 percent as its revenue was depressed by lower prices for agricultural products.

ADP's 2Q profit boosted by tax gain, lower costs

Posted: 02/02/10 8:14AM
Filed Under: Main

Automatic Data Processing Inc., the world's biggest payroll processor, said Tuesday its quarterly profit rose 5 percent with help from a one-time tax gain and shrinking expenses.

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